plentiful and can mostly be divided into Stalin’s own strengths and the weaknesses of his most important rival‚ Trotsky. All the factors can also be linked in one way or another‚ as shall be seen in this answer. One of the most important reasons why Stalin won the power struggle is that he used his high positions in the Communist party and the power that came with it to his advantage. Several factors fall under this category. Firstly is how Stalin used his position as General Secretary‚ as well
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If the British had won the Revolutionary War‚ I would not be sitting here writing this paper and you would not be reading this right now. Americans would not be Americans‚ but British. America would not even be around now and there would be no 50 states. Most of our ancestors would not have came if the British beat the Americans. Our ancestors came for independence‚ land‚ and economic gain‚ they came for a better life then they had where they were. Based on Britain back then‚ it was not like America
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An American is someone who loves his/her country and has courage. An American has freedom and privileges to do anything great for his/her country. In america everyone is equal and have there own rights. There is no unfair rules in the society of America and freedom in America is for humans to have their own rights everywhere. It is Important for people to feel freedom anywhere they are. They also get to make their own decisions and let’s be honest many people will judge but that shouldn’t matter
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disobedience to authorities and parents‚ and illegal activities involving the government are just some of the reasons why people shouldn’t decide for themselves. Concerning this topic‚ minors can opt to participate in underage activities such as drinking‚ driving‚ and smoking. It states‚ “Kara drove… I let her drive the car that even I wasn’t supposed to drive yet.” (225). Kara‚ Locke‚ and Jenna were in a car that Kara had been driving illegally. This resulted in the car accident and Kara and Locke’s death
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In 1860-1877‚ Slaves were considered to to free‚ but they really weren’t. An example would be from the Black Codes in Opelousas‚ Louisiana stated‚ “No negro shall be permitted to rent or keep a house within the limits of the town under any circumstances.” This literally says that freed slaves were not free. If they were free‚ whites would let them rent‚ buy and keep a house‚ but in this instance the whites are not letting them do that. Imagine how the other codes sound. Henry Adams is a former slave
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Early British North American colonies Jamestown‚ Virginia was founded in 1609 by the Plymouth group. Their goals were to create a town that had livestock‚ crops‚ homes & land for the settlers. At first there was death from the diseases‚ then when their immune systems built up there become order‚ governed by Sir Thomas Gates and Sir Thomas Dale. They organized workers‚ disciplined and sentenced offenders‚ and gave incentives to workers like ownership of land in trade for work for the company
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The American War of Independence saw the defeat of the most professional army in the world at the time to the inexperienced American army. It was a war in which colonists fought for independence from a country that was imposing taxes on them‚ despite that fact the colony had no representation in the British parliament. It saw the army of well- trained soldiers and experienced generals suffer defeat to a country which had no national army or navy at the time. There are many military factors that contributed
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Why did loyal British subjects in 1763 become revolutionary American rebels in 1776? Loyal British subjects from all over Europe inhabited the thirteen colonies that made up America in 1763. You had immigrants from not just Great Britain‚ but also Germany‚ Ireland‚ and Scotland. This created a diverse population of colonists who all came to America for different reasons‚ but the one thing they all had in common was that they were bold enough to travel across the ocean and start a new life. From
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Wasteful America Robin Sanchez-Martinez‚ English Vera Alexander Sunday‚ August 08‚ 2010 Wasteful America. While Americans are starving people are wasting edible foods. More often than not humans would rather throw out food than try to save it or give it to someone that will use it. In America alone millions of people starve each and every day. No one does anything to stop the wastefulness of humans. Is it just greed that people are so wasteful? Corporations
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‘The Bolsheviks were able to seize power in October 1917 because of the leadership and determination of Lenin’ How far do you agree with this statement. It took three days for the Bolsheviks‚ specifically Trotsky’s Red Guard‚ to take control of Petrograd from 25-27 October‚ on the third day the power of the country had practically fell into their hands. The revolution was a pivotal event for world history with effects that reverberated through the 20th century. The nature of the revolution was
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